Category: Business

Business insights, company profiles and industry analysis covering African markets, leadership, entrepreneurship and economic growth.

Future-Fit Financing for African Mining Hinges on ESG

The article “Future-Fit Financing for African Mining Hinges on ESG” discusses the increasing importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in securing financing for African mining operations. It highlights the challenges and opportunities that ESG considerations present for the industry’s future.

Sustainability in Action: How Sanjeev Mansotra Combines Philanthropy and Green Practices

Sustainable development has become a central theme in global development discussions, especially in regions like Africa, where the twin challenges of economic growth and environmental protection are paramount. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sanjeev Mansotra is leading the charge to address these issues through innovative projects that skilfully combine social and economic development with environmental stewardship. 

Performance Marketing Isn’t Sexy, But It’s Pretty Smart

I was lucky enough to be invited to contribute a chapter to The Book Every Marker Should Most Definitely Read, alongside a group of people I regard as friends, colleagues and mentors. They had all sorts of amazing things to say about strategy, creativity, messaging, personalisation and the way the evolving digital world is changing the way marketing works, all the time.

Pay-as-you-go everything – innovation, the African way

You cannot simply copy and paste a business model that has worked internationally and expect it to work in Africa. If you want to do business in Africa, you need to operate in a way that takes the nuances of the continent into account.
This is the opinion of Reach Africa’s Sales Director and specialist in the streaming space – Leslie Adams, where he postulates why incremental purchasing has been so successful across the continent, and how we’re seeing more examples of businesses that are rolling out this “pay as you go” model at scale, thanks to the advent of technology.